Anyone ever managed to work out what 'Cousins' is about? Actual cousins of Jarvis'? He seems very coy about its title on the June '84 Hallamshire tape suggesting that its lyric may be a bit 'close to home' with him not wanting to reveal anything about it. But then it just 'slips out' if memory serves. A very odd, nasty - and passionate song...

Sick of the sight, Every object touched before
Possessed Depressed
I shouldn't have to call you
I've got the key to your door. I'll take a look inside

I lie You lie You lie You lie You cry You cry You cry You cry

Oh, I'll talk to your mother, l will smile at your father who is sleeping on his feet Waiting for an accident
I'll take you on the table I will creep into your garden
But I'm standing on the pavement walking round and round and round and round and...

I Lie You lie You lie You lie You lie You cry You cry You cry

Took you six years to achieve this state Hopelessly staring at your fate
Well, it's all too clear It's all too bare Well, you fell in love with something that isn't there
And you see your father lying on the floor in a hopeless state you can't ignore
And your mother's weighted down with the drinks she's tried Got 16 years hanging on her side
You walk into the air and you shut the door And there's no use in crying, you can do no more
And you put yourself in an airless flat You think it might be a place to hide
You read somewhere it's been done before By someone in 1964
And you can't escape the blood and shit You can't escape, you're stuck with it

Then again it might just die away Oh, then again it might just die away Then again it might just die away
Die away Die